1st Circ. Mulls If Puerto Rico Restructuring Shields Officials

By Carolyn Muyskens · April 8, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

The First Circuit wrestled Wednesday with whether to overturn a ruling that Puerto Rico's debt restructuring does not block civil rights lawsuits against the commonwealth's officials as individuals, giving no clear...

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Case Information

Case Title

Hernandez Zorilla, et al v. FOMB

Case Number

25-1993

Court

Appellate - 1st Circuit

Nature of Suit

3422 Appeal 28 USC 158

Date Filed

October 23, 2025